Lack of sleep is linked to depression and anxiety

• Rates of the condition fell by a fifth among insomniacs given therapy to help them rest
• Insomniacs are at greater risk of paranoia, depression, anxiety and nightmares
• Researchers at the Oxford University, monitored  3,890 sleep-deprived people
• They found that people who miss out on sleep damage their mental health

People who do not get enough sleep are at greater risk of paranoia, depression, anxiety and nightmares.

It was previously thought people struggling with depression and mental health problems could not sleep at night as a result.

But a study now shows it is probably the lack of sleep causing these issues and not the other way around. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4860076/Lack-sleep-linked-depression-anxiety.html

If you're yawning as you read this, the chances are you're not alone

Worn out UK: How 20million Britons don't get enough sleep with those aged 35 to 44 the worse affected

• 38 per cent of UK adults – some 20million of us – are not getting enough sleep
• Britons were worst affected by lack of sleep in a poll of 14,000 in 14 countries
• Indians were the best sleepers with only 7 per cent saying they don't get enough
• They also seem to sleep very well in China where only 11 per cent have a problem

If you're yawning as you read this, the chances are you're not alone.

According to a study, an astonishing 38 per cent of UK adults – some 20million of us – are not getting enough sleep.

Britons were the worst affected by lack of shuteye in a poll of 14,000 in 14 countries. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4737838/Worn-UK-20million-Britons-don-t-sleep.html

Chin straps to keep your mouth shut. A wristband that gives electric shocks: They BOTH snore, so could this sleep starved couple find a cure?

• Louise Atkinson, 49 and husband John, 50, both snore heavily
• They both try different anti-snoring devices each night for a week

For nearly 20 years, my husband Jonathan and I have happily shared a marital bed — and with the late-night partying and early parenting years behind us, we should be getting the best sleep of our lives.

But we’re not. There’s a new interloper between our crisp cotton sheets — the sonorous rumble and snort of heavy snoring. From both of us.

I’m 49 and Jon, a design consultant, is 50. We’re not overweight, we’re healthy and fit, but the snorts and gasps have become ridiculous. It’s a race to hit the pillow every night, as whoever drops off to sleep first wins — leaving the other with no choice but to lie there and endure the cacophony.

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Keeping quiet: Louise and husband John are kept awake at night by the other's snoring

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2600997/Chin-straps-mouth-shut-A-wristband-gives-electric-shocks-They-BOTH-snore-sleep-starved-couple-cure.html

A lack of sleep 'damages the brain in a similar way to being hit on the head'

Ever feel like you’ve been hit on the head after a bad night’s sleep? According to scientists, the thought isn’t as far-fetched as it seems.

A study found going without sleep for just one night causes changes in the brain similar to those that occur after a blow to the head.

The researchers said the healthy young men examined in the study showed a spike in the same chemicals which indicate brain damage.

Being sleep deprived causes a similar change in the brain to that seen after a head injury - it results in a spike in the chemicals associated with brain injury

Professor Christian Benedict, of Uppsala University, Sweden, explained that the chemcials NSE and S-100B are biomarkers for brain damage, such as concussion. To read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2531729/A-lack-sleep-damages-brain-similar-way-hit-head.html